Boise Senior AdvisorWhat does assisted living cost in Boise, Idaho?
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Idaho's median assisted living cost at $62,100 a year, about $5,175 a month, ranking Idaho 44th of 50 states and well under the $74,400 national median; no Boise-only figure is published.
| Idaho, 2025 | Median per year | Per month (about) | Idaho's rank | U.S. median per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted living community | $62,100 | $5,175 | 44 of 50 | $74,400 |
| Nursing home, semi-private room | $125,925 | $10,494 | 23 | $114,975 |
| Nursing home, private room | $146,000 | $12,167 | 22 | $129,575 |
| Home care, non-medical (44 hrs/week) | $88,088 | $7,341 | 16 | $80,080 |
CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, Ranked Median Costs by State data tables (document 298701, March 6, 2026). Monthly figures are CareScout's own annual medians divided by 12. Home care is priced at 44 hours a week; Idaho's hourly median is $38. CareScout's state tables give statewide medians only: no Boise-only and no memory care figure. CareScout publishes no Idaho adult day median (N/A in the 2025 tables).
Why is home care so expensive in Idaho compared with assisted living?
Because Idaho's home care median, $38 an hour or $88,088 a year at 44 hours a week, ranks 16th highest in the country while its assisted living median ranks near the bottom, so full-time paid help at home costs well over a month in assisted living.
| Hours of paid help a week | Monthly cost at $38 an hour | Compared with the $5,175 assisted living median |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,647 | below it |
| 20 | $3,293 | below it |
| 30 | $4,940 | below it |
| 35 | $5,763 | above it |
| 44 | $7,245 | above it |
| 56 | $9,221 | above it |
| 84 | $13,832 | above it |
| 168 | $27,664 | above it |
Below roughly 31 hours a week, paid help at home costs less than the assisted living median; above it, assisted living is usually the cheaper way to get supervision. Family caregiving changes the math, and so does Medicaid.
What does a nursing home cost in Idaho?
CareScout's 2025 Idaho medians are $125,925 a year (about $10,494 a month) for a semi-private room and $146,000 (about $12,167 a month) for a private room, both above the national medians.
Medicare covers only short skilled stays after a qualifying hospital stay. Long stays are paid privately until Idaho Medicaid takes over; see Medicaid for nursing home care.
Is there an Idaho memory care or adult day cost figure?
No: CareScout publishes no memory care median for any state, and its 2025 tables list Idaho's adult day health care median as not available, so treat any Boise memory care “average” you see online with suspicion.
Memory care is usually priced as assisted living plus a monthly care or unit charge. Ask for the written rate sheet, the level-of-care tiers and how often rates have risen, and compare the full monthly figure, not the base rent.
Side by side
| These figures are | These figures are not | |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Idaho statewide medians for 2025 | Boise or Treasure Valley prices |
| Source | CareScout's published state tables | Quotes from any facility |
| Memory care | Missing, because none is published | Included in the assisted living figure |
Drawn from IDAPA 16.03.22, Idaho Code 39-33, IDHW and Idaho Commission on Aging publications, CareScout, CMS and the VA; our editorial standards explain how we check them.
